Slot machines are a very effective example of a variable ratio schedule. The casinos have studied the science of rewards and they use them to get people to play and keep playing.

For example, a 2020 study ... Reinforcement Schedule: A systematic rule for determining the delivery of rewards, influencing both the rate and pattern of behavioural responses. Variable Ratio ...

Sex and Cocaine Dose Effect on the Choice Between Cocaine and Food Reinforcement Acquisition of operant responses. The number of days to meet criterion for self-administration acquisition for ...

In my last blog post, I wrote about using a continuous reinforcement schedule when you want to establish a new behavior. And I hinted that you should change that schedule after the behavior is ...